Zhu Tian: Beginning to Cross the Changjin Lake

Chapter 208 The battlefield situation changes dramatically!

The 9th Corps successfully opened a breakthrough on the Eastern Front. In order to avoid being attacked from both sides, the U.S. troops retreated in panic.

The Volunteer Army took advantage of the situation and pushed the front line southward for dozens of kilometers on the eastern front. The vanguard troops once again approached the 38th parallel.

However, at this time the enemy also learned from previous experiences and lessons, and retreated without chaos. Although they were retreating in an orderly manner, they were still able to prevent their troops from completely collapsing by relying on their powerful firepower.

This resulted in the Volunteer Army failing to successfully annihilate the main force of the US Army. Although the enemy also lost a large number of troops, its strength was still there.

After several days of fierce fighting, the volunteers were no longer able to continue the attack.

Lieutenant General Van Fleet seized the opportunity again and launched a large-scale counterattack when the Volunteer Army stopped attacking.

The Volunteer Army was also well prepared. In order to avoid unnecessary losses, they took the initiative to retreat again. The various troops took turns to provide cover, fighting and retreating at the same time.

Although the enemy's offensive was fierce, they could not do anything to the Volunteer Army.

After a period of fierce fighting, the battle line returned to the vicinity of the 38th parallel.

At this point in the war, both sides realized that it would be unlikely to defeat the other side quickly.

In view of the enemy's powerful land, sea and air forces, the volunteers were simply unable to completely defeat them and drive the enemy into the sea.

After analysis, the US military decided that if they continued to advance northward according to the current strategy, it would take an estimated 20 years to reach the Yalu River, even if everything went smoothly. They would also lose hundreds of thousands of troops, which they could not accept.

Now within the United States, the voices opposing this war are growing louder and louder.

Even Lieutenant General Van Fleet, the front-line commander, was accused more than once. American politicians felt that although Van Fleet had blocked the attack of the Volunteer Army, the ammunition consumed was several times the normal amount, which was clearly a waste of taxpayers' money.

As the war progressed, the US military spending continued to grow.

At that time, their strategic focus was still on Europe and the United States. More and more people began to oppose and continue to invest in this war because according to their calculations, this was a bottomless pit, and even if they won, they would not be able to get corresponding returns. This was clearly a losing business.

In this situation, with the end of the fifth battle, the warring parties contacted each other and began ceasefire negotiations.

However, the competition at the negotiating table is also a protracted battle.

The enemy's attitude was also quite arrogant, and after several rounds of negotiations, there was basically no progress.

As time goes by, the strength of the volunteer army on the front line is constantly increasing.

The Air Force deployed more fighter jets to participate in the war and seized partial air superiority, while the Volunteer Army was constantly summing up experience and lessons and strengthening its logistics support capabilities. In this way, the Volunteer Army's logistics support capabilities were greatly enhanced.

There was no progress at the negotiation table and the enemy was arrogant and rude.

In order to gain greater initiative, Lieutenant General Van Fleet commanded the coalition forces to launch the summer offensive and the autumn offensive, launching a large-scale attack on the Volunteer Army's defense line. However, under the tenacious resistance of the Volunteer Army, the enemy's offensive was successively disintegrated, and Lieutenant General Van Fleet, who was badly beaten and bleeding, was forced to temporarily stop the offensive.

However, even so, several months have passed and the battle at the negotiating table has still not been decided.

After such a long period of preparation, Zhisi is also planning to launch a new round of large-scale offensive.

However, due to the fact that both sides have been engaged in this kind of positional offensive and defensive warfare for several months, they are in a stalemate phase.

During this time, the enemy has built a large number of solid defensive positions on the defense line. As a result, it is not easy to completely defeat the enemy and achieve a complete victory.

In order to gain greater initiative at the negotiating table, offense is necessary.

Therefore, the superiors decided to select several key areas on the long front line as the main attack targets.

With a quick and fierce attack, we strive to achieve the greatest results in the shortest time and thus show our strength to the enemy.

...Li Guotao came to the battalion headquarters and found a place to sit down.

Wu Qianli glanced at Li Guotao and asked, "What's the situation now?"

Li Guotao sighed slightly and said, "I'm almost mad to death!"

"The enemy is too rampant!"

Meisheng asked with a smile: "What happened? Why are you so angry?"

Li Guotao said helplessly: "You don't know how rampant the American troops on the other side are."

"We have figured out their pattern in the past few days. Every morning their tanks would drive onto the battlefield, shoot at close range, and bombard and strafed our positions."

"Then there are their artillery, which fire hundreds of shells at our positions every day, and then shut down after they're done."

"It's very regular, as if they have a fixed workload every day, just firing all the ammunition and then taking a break."

"This doesn't feel like fighting a war at all. It's more like working in a factory. You have to be on time, on schedule, with a fixed workload. Once you complete the task, you can rest and continue tomorrow."

"This battle is really boring."

Wu Qianli and Mei Sheng both smiled. They had known about this situation before and were not surprised.

Wu Qianli smiled and said, "That's good too. Anyway, we are prepared and there is nothing to lose."

"They dislike having too much ammunition and are willing to waste it, so let them continue to waste it."

Li Guotao said angrily: "This is not what I am angry about."

"What makes me most angry is not this. Do you know what they do after they go back?"

"After completing their assigned tasks, the bastards retreated to their camps, hid behind tanks and cannons, ate canned food, drank beer, and smoked cigarettes."

"Get together and dance."

"If I didn't know this, I would have thought they were here for vacation."

"Haha~!"

Wu Qianli laughed and said, "I think you are just craving for their beer!"

Li Guotao said: "We are now in the defensive stage, and it is not easy to pick up any spoils."

"When we infiltrated behind enemy lines to conduct reconnaissance, we did take the opportunity to bring back some spoils, but those few things were not enough to fill our stomachs."

Wu Qianli smiled and said, "Want to have a good fight?"

"Would never dream of it!"

Li Guotao complained: "It's really boring to stay like this every day."

Wu Qianli smiled and said, "Then you will definitely be happy about this next piece of news."

Li Guotao couldn't help but his eyes lit up and asked, "Are we going to counterattack?"

Wu Qianli smiled and nodded, saying, "The deputy head will be here soon, and you will know then."

(End of this chapter)